30 April 2019

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From the principal’s desk:

Welcome back to a new term.

I trust everyone had a happy

and healthy break and that

we are ready for another busy

term at Baulko.

Year 11 start the term with two

weeks of assessments. We wish

them well. Year 12 finished

their assessments at the end of

last term and now await their

results.

Year 12 have now been issued

with their jerseys so are now

proudly showing off their

nicknames and proof that

they are indeed in Year 12,

their final year of schooling.

All students were issued with

Stewart House envelopes late

last term and asked to donate

$2 to this worthy cause.

Stewart House is located at

Freshwater, by the beach. It is

solely supported by public

schools in NSW.

Disadvantaged children are

brought from all over NSW to

Stewart House for medical,

dental and social reasons to

enjoy a two week stay by the

seaside. It is a most worthy

cause and I urge all students

to donate a gold coin to this

charity. cont P2

Cover: Year 12 Jerseys 2019

In this issue:

2019 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)

Sports Report – NSW CHS State Swimming Carnival

Careers News

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Calendar 2019 This calendar is subject to change so please check carefully each week for any alterations. A whole year calendar is on the school website at www.baulkhamhillshighschool.com.au

Term 2 Week 1 Monday 29 April – School Development Day (Pupil Free Day) Tuesday 30 April - Y11 Half Yearly Examinations 30/4 to 7/5 incl.

Wednesday 1 May Thursday 2 May - Y9 Sydney Writers Festival (Poole)

Friday 3 May - Y7-9 Band Camp Vision Valley Fri 3/5, 3.30pm – Sun 5/5, 1.00pm (Kim)

Week 2 Monday 6 May - All Students – Star Wars Day (Humphreys)

- Y11 Half Yearly Examinations 30/4 to 7/5 incl. - Y7 Science Prac Task in class 7K P3-4 (Harwood) - Y12 HSC English – A Doll’s House Symposium P6-8 (Sweeney) Tuesday 7 May - Community Concert at Aminya Retirement Village, Baulkham Hills P2-4 - Y7 Science Prac Task in class 7U P1-2 (Harwood)

Wednesday 8 May - Zone Cross Country @ Macquarie Uni Fields (Filewood) - Y7 Science Prac Task in class 7B P1-2, 7L P7-8 (Harwood)

Thursday 9 May - Y8 Mini Skills Test 1 P1 (8SSA Dumas), P6 (8SSL Iaconis), P8 (8SSO Mogoko) - Y7 Science Prac Task in class 7A P3-4, 7O P5-6 (Harwood) Friday 10 May - Y8 Mini Skills Test 1 P5 (8SSH Dhall) Week 3 Monday 13 May - Y11 Modern History Visit to Augment Assessment Task P1-8 (Yassa/Treanor) Tuesday 14 May - NAPLAN 14/5 – 16/5 incl.

Wednesday 15 May Thursday 16 May - Y12 Camp Collaroy 16/5 to 17/5 incl. (Zhu/Milne) - Y8 Mini Skills Test 2 in class 8SSA P1, 8SSL P6, 8SSO P8 Friday 17 May - NAPLAN Catch Up - Y8 Mini Skills Test 2 in class 8SSH P5 Sunday 19 May – Y12 Ext1 English Study Day (Srnic) Week 4 Monday 20 May - Y11 Motivational Mapping/Skill Development – TLC P1-5 (Hardy)

Tuesday 21 May Wednesday 22 May - Music Night 6.30pm 22/5-23/5 (Sleight)

Thursday 23 May - Y7&8 APSMO Maths Competition in class (Hoang)

Friday 24 May - Y11 Othello Performance, Riverside Theatre Parramatta P2-P7 (Bovard)

Week 5 Monday 27 May - Y10 Half Yearly Examinations 27/5 to 31/5 incl. - Y12 Buffer Day 27/5 to 30/5 incl.

Tuesday 28 May - P& C General Meeting 7.30pm

Wednesday 29 May Thursday 30 May Friday 31 May - Y12 Assessment Day 31/5 to 3/6 incl.

Parents are reminded that the drop

off zone for the bus bay is at the end

of the bus bay, not where the

fencing stops. To stop earlier is a

traffic offence and local council

rangers are likely to fine parents

dropping off students in the wrong

part of the bus bay. At the same

time, parents are not permitted to

enter the car park except for

dropping off students who have

mobility issues. These rules are for the

safety of all of our students.

Welcome to Ms Kristy Pugliano

(photo below) who has joined us as

our new Head Teacher of Creative

and Performing Arts, replacing Mr

Lance Hopper who retired at the

end of last year.

If the tragic events in Sri Lanka

recently had a direct impact on any

of our families please advise Ms

Terryanne Fletcher, our Head

Teacher of Wellbeing so that we can

ensure the health and wellbeing of

all our students.

It is pleasing to note that our two

Science laboratories are now back

in use after their refurbishment.

Thank you to the P&C for their

assistance in funding the

refurbishment. We also have P2

back in use after its refurbishment.

Congratulations to :

Krystal Jessen who won a Bronze

medal in the 50m Backstroke in

the 12- 15 year old Multi Class

event at the recent State

Swimming championships

(photo below)

Jeanne Bathgate

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Baulko News

Ms Kristy Pugliano – New Head

Teacher of Creative and

Performing Arts

New Science Laboratories

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2019 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)

Tuesday 14th May to Friday 17th May will see students from Years 7 and 9 across Australia take part in the testing for the

National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy.

The NAPLAN test is another way of finding out what students can and cannot do, so that future programs can help them.

It should be noted that there is no pass/fail mark in the tests, the NAPLAN tests is purely an indication of what an

individual student can do.

As the test is marked mainly by computer the test must be completed using a pencil and an eraser, under no circumstances

should a student use pens or liquid paper. We advise students to bring to the exam:

at least two sharpened 2B pencils, not mechanical pencils such as Pacers

a pencil sharpener, with something to collect the shavings in

an eraser

a calculator for the Numeracy Test

some quiet activity to go on with if they should finish early, all other equipment for the test will be supplied.

The program of events for NAPLAN is as follows:

Tuesday 14th May

Year 7 Year 9

Roll Call: Students attend Roll Call as

usual

Roll Call to 11:06 a.m.: Students attend Roll Call to

Period 3 as usual

Conclusion of Roll Call: Students to proceed to the

Houliston Centre

Conclusion of Period 3: Students to proceed to the

Houliston Centre

9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.: Language Conventions Test 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m: Language Conventions Test

9:50 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.: Break 12:05 p.m. to 12:25 p.m.: Break

10:10 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.: Writing Test 12:25 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.: Writing Test

10:55 a.m. to 11:06 a.m.: Recess Periods 7 to8: Students attend normal lessons

Periods 4 to8: Students attend normal lessons

Wednesday 15th May

Year 7 Year 9

Roll Call: Students attend Roll Call as

usual

Roll Call to 10:14 a.m.: Students attend Roll Call to

Period 2 as usual

Conclusion of Roll Call: Students to proceed to the

Houliston Centre

Conclusion of Recess: Students to proceed to the

Houliston Centre

8:49 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.: Reading Test 10:18 a.m. to 11:28 a.m.: Reading Test

Periods 3 to8: Students attend normal lessons Periods 5 to Sport: Students attend normal lessons

Thursday 16th May

Year 7 Year 9

Roll Call: Students attend Roll Call as

usual

Roll Call to 10:26 a.m.: Students attend Roll Call to

Period 2 as usual

Conclusion of Roll Call: Students to proceed to the

Houliston Centre

Conclusion of Recess: Students to proceed to the

Houliston Centre

8:55 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.: NumeracyTest 10:35 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: NumeracyTest

Periods 3 to8: Students attend normal lessons Periods 5 to8: Students attend normal lessons

During the breaks students may go to the canteen or the toilet, otherwise they are to remain in the COLA area next to the

canteen or on the grassed area next to the Houliston Centre.

Friday 17th May

Friday is a catch up day for any student who was absent for any of the tests on the previous three days. Students who

have to catch up an exam should make their way to the Houliston Centre at the start of Period 1 where the organisation

of the day will be explained to them.

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Sports Report – NSW CHS State Swimming Carnival

CONGRATULATIONS TO KRYSTAL JESSEN who competed at the NSW CHS state swimming

carnival.

Krystal achieved the following results:

3rd 50m Backstroke 12-15years Girls Multi Class

4th 50m Freestyle 12-15years Girls Multi Class

4th 50m Breaststroke 12-15years Girls Multi Class

3rd 100m Freestyle 12-15years Girls Multi Class

These are fantastic results from our talented Baulko swimmer. We also wish Krystal good luck

as she is off to Adelaide next week where she will be competing at the Australia Age

Championships.

Mr Filewood, Sports Organiser

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Careers News

Resource for parents - https://myfuture.edu.au/footer/assist-others

Uni Speakers Term 2 at lunch The updated list of speakers is posted in Google Classroom – speakers for Term 2 include UNSW Medicine, UTS

BAcc Co-op (BHHS alumna presenting), USyd Law Society (2 BHHS alumni presenting), UNSW Co-op, USyd

Scholarships and MentorMe UNSW uni student panel (multiple disciplines).

Events & Resources for students Your child will continue to receive a Weekly Careers Update via email (which is similar to the content that has

previously been posted in these newsletter updates). Due to the increasingly large number of events run by

universities and limited space, event details will not continue to be put in this newsletter - however if you

would like to receive this information directly, please ask your child for the user name and password that is

published in Google Classroom for the Study Work Grow Careers subscription (which is also available to all

parents of the school). Students have access to a range of resources on Google Classroom – please see the

Careers page on the school website for an overview of the Careers Program.

Updates for parents of Year 10 students Work Experience FAQs and form (Student Placement Record) are on Google Classroom (opportunities

that have been advertised by universities/organisations will be emailed to students however it is the student’s responsibility to organise their own placement – guidance for this is via Careers Classes and individual consultations)

UAC Guides for Year 10 students to assist with subject selection will be sent to the school in May

Year 10 will have a speaker in HR in Term 2 Week 6 (Mon 3 June P3-5) to talk to them about finding a work experience placement and skills required for the future

Updates for parents of Year 11 students Year 11 will be undertaking Motivational Mapping using the Youth Maps profiling report early Term 2

and this will assist in identifying their key motivators and areas which they can improve on.

Year 11 students will have a briefing session on Youth Maps as well as a speaker in HR in Term 2 Week 4 (Mon 20 May P1-5) to talk to them about finding a work experience placement/other opportunities ahead of scholarship applications next year, as well as skills required for the future.

Updates for parents of Year 12 students UAC Guides have been delivered to the school last week and are available in the senior study for all

Year 12 students

Year 12 have been briefed on uni procedures and are now able to apply (the full timeline has been sent to students)

Scholarship and cadetship opportunities have been emailed to/posted on Google Classroom for students and addressed by universities and other speakers this term

Year 12 will have the opportunity to have help with their scholarship applications from a speaker experienced in HR, after Trials (Week 5, Thurs 22 Aug Period 6 + lunch)

Ms Hardy, Careers Adviser

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WESLEY GIANT

GARAGE SALE at Wesley Castle Hill Uniting Church

32 Showground Road, Castle Hill

on Friday May 3rd

and Saturday May 4th from 8:00am to 1:00pm both days

Sale items/Stalls will include Books, Records, CDs, DVDs, Clothing, Electrical,

Furniture, Manchester, Plants, Toys, White Elephant, Jewellery, Fine Art and China

etc.

We will also be providing refreshments - tea and coffee during sale hours - together

with a Sausage Sizzle for lunch on both days, and Bacon and Egg rolls for breakfast

on Saturday morning.

Enjoy the friendly atmosphere, and pick up a bargain (or two) knowing you will be

helping those families who need our assistance within the Hills area.